Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Lists

Things We Lose
bobby pins
bets
teenage innocence
sense of direction
pennies
pens
trains of thought
touch
points of reference
points of contact 
sense of self 
sight
small children in Walmart
small children inside us
glasses
keys
minds
tempers
chapstick

Things We Find
our way
cash in the pocket of old jeans
god
love
the perfect dress
the perfect gift
old photos
funny things
peace
happy thoughts
hiding places
buried treasure
success
small children in Walmart
old birthday cards
the answer to a crossword puzzle 
time

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Looking back through old journal entries I found a pair of list poems. I've been making lots of lists lately so it seemed appropriate to add them here. 
What would you add to these lists? 




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